| Lineup | Nichols | PG - John Lindley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Poore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Plotrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Chamberlain (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sammy Huck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - David Hauck (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Billy Harding (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Wolfram (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Figarsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Nichols | Billy Harding is called for the reach on Robert Poore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Harding, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:33 | Nichols | Robert Poore is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Lindley | 39-34 |
| 19:14 | St. Olaf | David Hauck misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 19:12 | Nichols | Sammy Huck snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 19:09 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain's pass is intercepted by James Wolfram in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 19:07 | St. Olaf | James Wolfram lays it in | 39-36 |
| 19:05 | Nichols | David Hauck steals the ball from Robert Poore in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 18:51 | St. Olaf | Billy Harding lays it up and in set up by James Wolfram and he's fouled by Gregory Chamberlain - foul #2 on Gregory Chamberlain, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Patrick Hutchings (PG), Robert Lai (C) David Hauck, Bruce Figarsky | |
| 18:51 | St. Olaf | Billy Harding makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:30 | Nichols | John Lindley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 18:28 | St. Olaf | James Wolfram gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:26 | St. Olaf | Patrick Hutchings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Gaydos (PG), Kevin Faust (SG), Warren Digirolamo (C) John Lindley, Robert Poore, Sammy Huck | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Mark Neal (SG), Joseph Melberg (SF), Brandon Gaines (PF) Billy Harding, James Wolfram, Nicholas Chang | |
| 18:16 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Gaydos | 42-39 |
| 18:02 | St. Olaf | Joseph Melberg misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 18:00 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Gregory Chamberlain | 42-39 |
| 17:54 | Nichols | Mark Neal is called for the reach on Kevin Faust - foul #1 on Mark Neal, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Dickey (SF), Mark Watkins (C) Bryan Plotrowski, Gregory Chamberlain | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 17:34 | Nichols | Michael Gaydos misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Melberg - foul #2 on Joseph Melberg, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Poore (SG) Robert Dickey | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | David Hauck (PG), Bruce Figarsky (C) Patrick Hutchings, Robert Lai | |
| 17:34 | Nichols | Michael Gaydos makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:34 | Nichols | Michael Gaydos misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:34 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Bruce Figarsky | 43-39 |
| 17:18 | St. Olaf | The jump hook by Mark Neal is blocked by Warren Digirolamo | 43-39 |
| 17:16 | St. Olaf | Joseph Melberg grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 17:01 | St. Olaf | Joseph Melberg is fouled on the floor by Kevin Faust - foul #1 on Kevin Faust, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Lindley (PG), Robert Dickey (SF), Sammy Huck (C) Michael Gaydos, Kevin Faust, Warren Digirolamo | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Billy Harding (SG), James Wolfram (SF), Nicholas Chang (PF) Mark Neal, Joseph Melberg, Brandon Gaines | |
| 16:42 | St. Olaf | Robert Poore is called for the reach on Bruce Figarsky - foul #3 on Robert Poore, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Nichols | Bernard Yoder (SG), Bryan Plotrowski (SF), Gregory Chamberlain (PF) Robert Poore, Robert Dickey, Mark Watkins | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 16:22 | St. Olaf | James Wolfram hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 43-39 |
| 16:21 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Sammy Huck | 43-39 |
| 16:01 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 16:00 | St. Olaf | Bruce Figarsky pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - John Lindley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Plotrowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Chamberlain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Huck (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - David Hauck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Billy Harding (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Figarsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. Olaf | Nicholas Chang is called for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Gaydos (PG), Robert Poore (SG), Kevin Faust (SF), Mark Watkins (C) John Lindley, Bernard Yoder, Bryan Plotrowski, Sammy Huck | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | David Clark (PG), Patrick Hutchings (SG), Robert Lai (C) David Hauck, Billy Harding, Bruce Figarsky | |
| 15:43 | Nichols | Michael Gaydos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 15:37 | St. Olaf | David Clark misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 15:36 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Gregory Chamberlain | 43-39 |
| 15:30 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain is open but misses the lay-in | 43-39 |
| 15:28 | Nichols | Mark Watkins misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 15:26 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:06 | Nichols | Kevin Faust misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 15:05 | St. Olaf | Robert Lai grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 14:45 | St. Olaf | Robert Lai's pass is intercepted by Michael Gaydos | 43-39 |
| 14:40 | Nichols | Kevin Faust banks in the layup set up by Michael Gaydos | 45-39 |
| 14:17 | St. Olaf | Robert Lai makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Clark | 45-41 |
| 13:53 | Nichols | Robert Poore clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 13:52 | St. Olaf | Nicholas Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:36 | St. Olaf | Robert Lai scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Patrick Hutchings | 45-44 |
| 13:23 | Nichols | Robert Poore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 13:22 | St. Olaf | Robert Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:13 | St. Olaf | Patrick Hutchings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Gaydos - foul #1 on Michael Gaydos, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Lindley (PG), Bernard Yoder (SG), Bryan Plotrowski (SF), Warren Digirolamo (PF), Sammy Huck (C) Michael Gaydos, Robert Poore, Kevin Faust, Gregory Chamberlain, Mark Watkins | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Billy Harding (SG), Joseph Melberg (SF), Brandon Gaines (PF), Bruce Figarsky (C) David Clark, James Wolfram, Nicholas Chang, Robert Lai | |
| 13:13 | St. Olaf | Patrick Hutchings makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:13 | St. Olaf | Patrick Hutchings makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:52 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by John Lindley | 47-46 |
| 12:29 | St. Olaf | Bryan Plotrowski takes the ball from Joseph Melberg | 47-46 |
| 12:27 | Nichols | Patrick Hutchings is called for the reach on John Lindley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Hutchings, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Mark Neal (PG) Patrick Hutchings | |
| 12:11 | Nichols | John Lindley misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 12:10 | St. Olaf | Brandon Gaines pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:53 | St. Olaf | Bruce Figarsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| 11:51 | Nichols | Bernard Yoder pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - John Lindley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Plotrowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Warren Digirolamo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Sammy Huck (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Mark Neal (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Harding (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Joseph Melberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Brandon Gaines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Figarsky (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Nichols | John Lindley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| 11:40 | Nichols | Sammy Huck tips it in | 49-46 |
| 11:35 | St. Olaf | Billy Harding misses the jump hook in the paint | 49-46 |
| 11:33 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:31 | Nichols | Joseph Melberg is called for the reach on Bernard Yoder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Melberg, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Gaydos (PG), Robert Poore (SG), Robert Dickey (SF), Gregory Chamberlain (PF) John Lindley, Bernard Yoder, Bryan Plotrowski, Warren Digirolamo | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Wolfram (SF), Nicholas Chang (PF), David Hauck (C) Joseph Melberg, Brandon Gaines, Bruce Figarsky | |
| 11:18 | Nichols | Robert Dickey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Wolfram - foul #1 on James Wolfram, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Robert Lai (C) Mark Neal | |
| 11:18 | Nichols | Robert Dickey misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:18 | Nichols | Robert Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:18 | St. Olaf | Robert Lai snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 10:49 | St. Olaf | Billy Harding comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sammy Huck - foul #2 on Sammy Huck, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 10:49 | St. Olaf | Billy Harding makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:49 | St. Olaf | Billy Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:29 | Nichols | Robert Dickey drills a driving attempt from the left block | 51-48 |
| 10:08 | St. Olaf | Michael Gaydos is called for the reach on James Wolfram - foul #2 on Michael Gaydos, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Nichols | Bernard Yoder (PG), Bryan Plotrowski (SF) Michael Gaydos, Robert Dickey | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | David Clark (PG), Bruce Figarsky (C) David Hauck, Robert Lai | |
| 09:57 | St. Olaf | James Wolfram comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 09:55 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 09:53 | Nichols | Bernard Yoder is hacked by David Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Clark, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Lindley (PG) Robert Poore | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Mark Neal (PG) David Clark | |
| 09:53 | Nichols | Bernard Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:53 | St. Olaf | Nicholas Chang snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 09:34 | St. Olaf | Billy Harding buries a floater from the left side | 51-50 |
| 09:30 | Nichols | John Lindley is hacked by Mark Neal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Neal, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kevin Faust (SG), Mark Watkins (C) Bernard Yoder, Sammy Huck | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | David Hauck (SG), Joseph Melberg (SF), Brandon Gaines (PF) Billy Harding, James Wolfram, Nicholas Chang | |
| 09:30 | Nichols | John Lindley misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:30 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Bruce Figarsky | 51-50 |
| 09:05 | St. Olaf | Brandon Gaines is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo (PF) Gregory Chamberlain | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Billy Harding (SG) Mark Neal | |
| 08:52 | Nichols | John Lindley is whistled for a carry | 51-50 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Gaydos (PG) John Lindley | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Robert Lai (C) Bruce Figarsky | |
| 08:28 | St. Olaf | David Hauck connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Billy Harding | 51-52 |
| 08:21 | Nichols | Mark Watkins hits a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Lai - foul #2 on Robert Lai, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Nichols | Bernard Yoder (SG), Robert Dickey (SF) Kevin Faust, Bryan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Wolfram (SF), Nicholas Chang (PF) Joseph Melberg, Brandon Gaines | |
| 08:21 | Nichols | Mark Watkins makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:05 | St. Olaf | Robert Lai comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 08:04 | Nichols | Mark Watkins gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:52 | Nichols | Robert Dickey hits a floater from the baseline | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Michael Gaydos (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Dickey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Digirolamo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - David Hauck (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Billy Harding (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wolfram (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Chang (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lai (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | St. Olaf | Billy Harding can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 07:36 | Nichols | Mark Watkins gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:32 | Nichols | Bernard Yoder is fouled on the floor by Robert Lai - foul #3 on Robert Lai, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Lindley (PG), Bryan Plotrowski (SF), Gregory Chamberlain (PF), Sammy Huck (C) Michael Gaydos, Robert Dickey, Mark Watkins, Warren Digirolamo | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | David Clark (PG), Mark Neal (SG), Patrick Hutchings (SF), Bruce Figarsky (C) David Hauck, Billy Harding, James Wolfram, Robert Lai | |
| 07:32 | Nichols | Bernard Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:32 | Nichols | Bernard Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:32 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Bruce Figarsky | 57-52 |
| 07:12 | St. Olaf | Bruce Figarsky is hacked by Sammy Huck - foul #3 on Sammy Huck, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 07:12 | St. Olaf | Bruce Figarsky makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:12 | St. Olaf | Bruce Figarsky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:51 | Nichols | Bernard Yoder drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Chamberlain | 60-54 |
| 06:31 | St. Olaf | Mark Neal comes up short on the floater from close range | 60-54 |
| 06:30 | St. Olaf | David Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:22 | St. Olaf | Mark Neal misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Bernard Yoder - foul #2 on Bernard Yoder, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Gaydos (PG), Robert Poore (SG), Kevin Faust (SF) John Lindley, Bernard Yoder, Bryan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Joseph Melberg (SF), Brandon Gaines (PF), Robert Lai (C) Patrick Hutchings, Nicholas Chang, Bruce Figarsky | |
| 06:22 | St. Olaf | Mark Neal makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:22 | St. Olaf | Mark Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:08 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 06:06 | St. Olaf | Mark Neal pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:02 | St. Olaf | David Clark buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brandon Gaines | 60-59 |
| 05:38 | Nichols | Kevin Faust is hacked by Joseph Melberg - foul #4 on Joseph Melberg, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Dickey (PF) Gregory Chamberlain | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Billy Harding (SG) Mark Neal | |
| 05:38 | Nichols | Kevin Faust makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:38 | Nichols | Kevin Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:20 | St. Olaf | David Clark is fouled on the floor by Michael Gaydos - foul #3 on Michael Gaydos, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski (SF), Warren Digirolamo (C) Kevin Faust, Sammy Huck | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Wolfram (SF), Nicholas Chang (PF) Joseph Melberg, Brandon Gaines | |
| 05:20 | St. Olaf | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:20 | St. Olaf | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:54 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo lays it up and in | 64-61 |
| 04:34 | St. Olaf | Billy Harding loses the dribble to Robert Poore | 64-61 |
| 04:29 | Nichols | Robert Poore lays it up and in | 66-61 |
| 04:24 | St. Olaf | David Clark can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Dickey - foul #3 on Robert Dickey, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Lindley (PG), Bernard Yoder (SG), Gregory Chamberlain (PF), Mark Watkins (C) Michael Gaydos, Robert Poore, Robert Dickey, Warren Digirolamo | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Patrick Hutchings (SG), Bruce Figarsky (C) Billy Harding, Robert Lai | |
| 04:24 | St. Olaf | David Clark misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:24 | St. Olaf | David Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:24 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 04:05 | Nichols | John Lindley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-61 |
| 04:04 | Nichols | Mark Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:59 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Chang - foul #1 on Nicholas Chang, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kevin Faust (SG) Bernard Yoder | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | David Hauck (SG), Joseph Melberg (SF), Brandon Gaines (PF) David Clark, James Wolfram, Nicholas Chang | |
| 03:59 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:59 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:45 | St. Olaf | David Hauck hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 03:44 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - John Lindley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Faust (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bryan Plotrowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Chamberlain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Patrick Hutchings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hauck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Melberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Brandon Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Figarsky (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 03:38 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain snags the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 03:27 | Nichols | Mark Watkins is open and lays it up and in set up by Gregory Chamberlain | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:09 | St. Olaf | Bruce Figarsky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 03:08 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Gregory Chamberlain | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski is open and scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Lindley | 72-61 |
| 02:30 | St. Olaf | Brandon Gaines can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 02:28 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Kevin Faust | 72-61 |
| 02:28 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-61 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Poore (SG), Warren Digirolamo (PF), Sammy Huck (C) Bryan Plotrowski, Gregory Chamberlain, Mark Watkins | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Mark Neal (PG), Billy Harding (SG), Robert Lai (C) Patrick Hutchings, David Hauck, Bruce Figarsky | |
| 02:05 | Nichols | John Lindley connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Faust | 74-61 |
| 01:55 | St. Olaf | Joseph Melberg buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 01:35 | Nichols | John Lindley is fouled on the floor by Mark Neal - foul #3 on Mark Neal, team foul #13 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Dickey (SF), Mark Watkins (C) Robert Poore, Sammy Huck | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | David Hauck (PG), Patrick Hutchings (SG) Mark Neal, Billy Harding | |
| 01:35 | Nichols | John Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:35 | Nichols | John Lindley misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:35 | St. Olaf | Robert Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 01:22 | St. Olaf | David Hauck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-64 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Gaydos (PG) John Lindley | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 01:02 | Nichols | Michael Gaydos misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-64 |
| 01:00 | Nichols | Robert Dickey can't tip it in | 75-64 |
| 00:59 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo tips it in | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | St. Olaf | David Hauck misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-64 |
| 00:52 | Nichols | Robert Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Nichols | Kevin Faust clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brandon Gaines - foul #3 on Brandon Gaines, team foul #14 | 77-64 |
| 00:30 | Nichols | Kevin Faust makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:30 | Nichols | Kevin Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:23 | St. Olaf | Joseph Melberg hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Hutchings | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Michael Gaydos runs out the clock | 79-66 |